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Hello.
I have this problem at hand:
A quantum mechanical system has a hamilton operator \hat{H} and another, time independent operator \hat{A}_{0}.
Construct a time dependent operator \hat{A}(t) so that:
<ψ(t)|\hat{A}_{0}|ψ(t)> = <ψ(0)|\hat{A}(t)|ψ(0)>
for all states ψ(t) that develop in time according to the SE.
In the derivation of the Schrödinger equation, we use the unitary operator \hat{U}(t) to calculate the effect of time on the state ψ(0)...
So
ψ(t) = \hat{U}(t) ψ(0) = exp(-i/\hbar \hat{H} t) ψ(0).
In other words:
<ψ(t)|\hat{A}_{0}|ψ(t)> = <\hat{U}(t) ψ(0)|\hat{A}_{0}|\hat{U}(t) ψ(0)>
=<ψ(0) |\hat{U}(t)^{+} \hat{A}_{0} \hat{U}(t) | ψ(0)>.
so my "solution" is that
\hat{A}(t) = \hat{U}(t)^{+} \hat{A}_{0} \hat{U}(t)...
But this is way too simple to be correct...
So what am I missing?
Thanks
/D
I have this problem at hand:
Homework Statement
A quantum mechanical system has a hamilton operator \hat{H} and another, time independent operator \hat{A}_{0}.
Construct a time dependent operator \hat{A}(t) so that:
<ψ(t)|\hat{A}_{0}|ψ(t)> = <ψ(0)|\hat{A}(t)|ψ(0)>
for all states ψ(t) that develop in time according to the SE.
The Attempt at a Solution
In the derivation of the Schrödinger equation, we use the unitary operator \hat{U}(t) to calculate the effect of time on the state ψ(0)...
So
ψ(t) = \hat{U}(t) ψ(0) = exp(-i/\hbar \hat{H} t) ψ(0).
In other words:
<ψ(t)|\hat{A}_{0}|ψ(t)> = <\hat{U}(t) ψ(0)|\hat{A}_{0}|\hat{U}(t) ψ(0)>
=<ψ(0) |\hat{U}(t)^{+} \hat{A}_{0} \hat{U}(t) | ψ(0)>.
so my "solution" is that
\hat{A}(t) = \hat{U}(t)^{+} \hat{A}_{0} \hat{U}(t)...
But this is way too simple to be correct...
So what am I missing?
Thanks
/D